Finger-measure.



PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

E. A. STEMM. FINGER MEASURE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1a, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

No. P(casu.

Patented August 9, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

EDWARD ALMER STEMM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FINGER-MEASURE.

SPECIFICATION I01m1'11g part of Letters 'Patent 1c c. 766,911, datedAugust 9, 1904.

Application filed July 13,1903. Serial No. 165,355. (No model.)

To all when@ it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ALMnR S'rmvin, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllineis, have invented a certain new and useful Ii`ing'c1'I\/Ieasu1'e,which is fully set forth in the following' specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

The present invention relates to fingermeasures for jewelers and otherlike uses, and has for its object to provide a measuring appliance of asimple and economical construction adapted for ready adjustment toafford an accurate indication of the size of the finger of a person inmeasuring the same for either a ring or a thimble, all as willhereinafter more fully appear and be more particularly pointed out inthe claims. I attain such `oloject by the structural formation of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is aperspective view illustrating the application of the present inventionto a ring measurement of a persons finger. Fig. 2 is a similar' viewillustrating the application of the same to the measurement of a personsfinger for a thimble. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which themeasure is formed. Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the lingermeasure ina partly-folded condition in full lines and in a fully-folded conditionin dotted lines. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the measure fullyfolded ready for use. Fig. 6 is a plan of a modified form of the blank.Fig. 7 is a plan view of said modified blank folded together toconstitute a ring-measure.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several views.

As represented in the drawings, the present finger-measure comprises anenlarged index member, to one end of which is attached a graduatedflexible member or strip 2, and which strip is either formed integrallywith said index member or as a separate portion, which is subsequentlyattached to said'index member in a permanent manner and as the judgmentof the maker may indicate. The

iiexible member or strip 2 maybe in the form of a straight band, asshown in Figs. 6 and 7,

for use in taking ring measurements of iingers. A segmental form ofmember or strip 2, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3, and ZLis, however,preferred as affording means for taking either ring or thimblemeasurements of the linger in that with the said segmental member orstrip formed into a measuring-loop the said loop will have a funnel formadapting the same to the taking of either of said measurements, asclearly illustrated in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings.

3 and 4 are the ring and thimble g'raduations or scales, respectively,on the iiexible member or strip 2 5 is an index-slot formed transverselyin the index member l for the passage of the graduated fiexible member 2in an adjustment of the same, and 6 and 7 are marginal notches in alongitudinal wall of said slot, through which the proper index-numeralof the graduations appear, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2.

8 is a guide-slot formed in the index member and arranged in separatedand oblique relation to the index-slot 5, and slot 8 also receives theflexible graduated member 2 and is adapted, in connection with theindexeslot 5, to maintain the measuring-loop formed 1n said strip in theproper funnel form during the varied adjustments of the same in use.

In the preferred form of the present invention a single piece blank ofthe shape shown in Fig. 8 is formed from a sheet of paper, celluloid, orother suitable flexible material and as so formed will comprise theindex member 1, having side lips 9, which are adapted to be folded overupon said member to afl'ord increased strength to the edges of the same,and the flexible member 2, connected to the `index member and havingrounded shoulders l() at the juncture of the two members for the purposehereinafter set forth. In the conversion of said blank into afingermeasure the same is folded upon itself along the dotted line l1,Fig. 3, and inline with the base of the aforesaid shoulders 10, and theiiexible member is then fully drawn through the index-slot 5 to bringthe shoulders 10 down upon the side lips 9, as shown in Fig. 4, with aview to afford increased strength tothe parts at such point and enablethem to better IOO withstand the strain to which they are exposed incontinued use. The flexible member is then formed into themeasuring-loop heretofore mentioned and its free end passed firstthrough the index-slot 5 and next through the guide-slot 8, leaving itsfree end projecting at one end of the index member l for convenientmanipulation by hand to increase or diminish the diameter oftheaforesaid loop in obtaining a finger measurement.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A finger-measure, comprising an index member formed with anindex-slot, a guideslot in separated relation to the index-slot, and afiexible graduated loop connected at one end to said index member withits free end inserted through said ind ex and guide slots, the guideslotacting' to maintain graduations of the loop in proper alinement With theindexslot, substantially as set forth.

2. A finger-measure, comprising an index member formed With anindex-slot and guideslot in separated and oblique relation to eachother, and a flexible loop provided With duplicate graduations andconnected at one end to said index member, the free end of said looppassing through the slots aforesaid which impose a funnel shape on suchloop, substantially as set forth.

3. A linger-measure, comprising an index member formed with side lipsand an indexslot, and a flexible graduated loop connected at one end tosaid index member with its free end inserted through the index-slotaforesaid, the said loop being provided with rounded shoulders at itsjuncture with the index-head, substantially as set forth.

4. A finger-measure, Comprising an index member formed With side lipsand index and guide slots in separated and oblique relation to eachother, and a' flexible loop provided with duplicate graduations andconnected at one end to said index member, the said loop having roundedshoulders at its juncture With the index-head and having its free endpassed through the slots aforesaid which impose a funnel shape on suchloop, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of tWo subscribing' Witnesses.

EDWARD ALMER STEMM.

Vitnesses CHAs. ZIERVOGEL, FRANK LYON.

